Where does “raittiustyö” come from?

raittiustyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.

raittiustyö (Finnish): temperance work

Definitions

  1. temperance work

Ancestry of “raittiustyö”, step by step

raittiustyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish raittius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraittiustemperance; sobriety
2FinnishRaitissober that does not drink alcohol; not given to excessive drinking of alcohol
3Proto-Germanicraidazready, arranged, prepared
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁dʰ-to care
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →Every word from Proto-Finnic tek →Every word from Proto-Finnic töö →